OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 4516

asinine

/ˈæs.ɪ.naɪn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
estúpido
Very foolish; failing to exercise intelligence or judgement or rationality.
They danced on silently, softly. Their feet played tricks to the beat of the tireless measure, that exquisitely asinine blare which is England's punishment for having lost America.
“Look at this festive assembly. All of us, gathered here together, chuckling at jokes and silliness.” [laughter] “And jackanapery.” [rim shots] “I guess there's only one thing left…
asinino • asnal
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of donkeys.
Don Quixote had put himself but a little way ayont the village of Don Diego, when he encountered two apparent priests, or students, and two husbandmen, who came mounted on four asi…